Does Crime of Passion end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Crime of Passion sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Crime of Passion scary?

Yes. More frightening than 82% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Crime of Passion easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Crime of Passion violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Crime of Passion

Name: Crime of Passion
Genre: Drama, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1956
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.1
Cast: Barbara Stanwyck, Sterling Hayden, Raymond Burr, Fay Wray, Virginia Grey

Her husband was lying so close... the gun was even closer... now she was only one sin away from the Crime of Passion.

Directed by Gerd Oswald

Produced by Robert Goldstein Productions, United Artists

195686 min6.1 / 10

A noir-inflected psychological thriller about a woman's ambition and resentment corroding her marriage and moral compass, culminating in violence.

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburbs. Her drive to advance Bill's career soon takes her down a dangerous path.

Clusters

Romantic Psychological Thrillers Trapped by Fate, Undone by History Corrupt Characters in Crime Stories Honor And Duty Journalism and Reporters

Genres

Drama Crime Thriller

Keywords

Infidelity Police Ambition Police Operation Press Film Noir Columnist Unhappy Marriage Scheming Wife Unhappy Wife Ambitious Wife

Questions people ask

Does Crime of Passion end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Crime of Passion sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is Crime of Passion scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.
Is Crime of Passion easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Crime of Passion violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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